Hi all, want to know if you are only able to choose one job between a job with higher pay and a job that you like (with below average pay), which would you choose?

Thanks in advance.

Both. I won't take a my 'ideal' job if the pay is waaaaaaay to low. Neither do I take something that I don't like

how high is the "higher salary"?

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I have the same thinking as you too. But for now I think its difficult and need time to find an ideal job.

Hi, higher salary = average and above.

If it is so, take it up Option 1. Learn from it and switch job once you found something suitable for you. At least you won't be jobless and gain nothing at all.

Depends on how low is the salary.

I'll take higher salary, if work too tough then find other job wif higher salary lor.. haha..

Hmmm thanks for all the feedbacks, guess that higher salary sure is more important.

I dont really think so , it really depends on how your mind is shaped. Is it money oriented?? or just based on interest? you can live a classy life even if you thrive jobs by interest

I rather choose Interest ... if you get a job with high pay but you don't like the job descriptions; such as have to work for longer hours or you unable to foster any interest with it. What's the point?

Hmmm let say average salary for Degree graduates is 1.8k, if the job of my interest only offer salary at range 1.3k-1.6k, will it be considered low?

This post has been edited by Shinichi: Sep 5 2006, 10:17 PM

Well let's take an example, the starting salary of a fresh graduate in electronics engineering field is RM 2.3k to 2.5k and I got an offer from a job that I like very much but the salary is RM 1.6k to 1.8k with some allowance, I will choose the latter one.

This post has been edited by David83: Sep 5 2006, 10:25 PM

The job wth higher pay, u 'hate' it or just not ur ideal job.

If just only not my ideal job but still acceptable, i will take higher pay job.

and of coz u need to consider both job, which job offers more opportunity when u jump?

Hmmm thanks for all the input again. I think in my case the higher salary job might suit me more since i think the job of my interest wont have much future

When I was young, and fresh, just came out from Uni, I would definately go for salary but as time grows, you gain more experiences in working and you are able to bargain and demand, the interest of you can begin to take a little portion of it, not more, because at that time you will have a lots of commitment. Hire Purchase, Housing Loan, PTPTN, Insurance Premium, Car Insurance Premium and etcetra.

As time goes by, and your graph is stagnant, can't increase another as you have obtained the maximum, you will look into your interest. You will have excess money ( provided you don't overspend and invest wrongly and other money losing activities), then you will use that money for your interest. Open a small prawn mee shop? Or a florist?

For my current stage, interest begins to take a little portion of it already.

can explain your detail situation here?

mind posting what job and how high is the salary of your not so ideal job? also the job of your interest and how much roughly is the paid?

we might come out some better view.

I think interest is somehow more important, provided you can survive with the salary.

High salary, but the work is damn boring and you totally do not have any passion in it. How you develop it as your life career?? And when you no passion, no interest in your job, most likely you wont do a good job.

Interest, you like your job, and you willing to dedicate yourself into it the correct way(not by blindly addicted to a PC game, eg). Nothing is wont have much future. The sky is the limit, it is up to how you develop yourself.

Then again, when you do your interest in your free time, its fun, when you get serious about your interest, your interest might start gets boring...

I'll pick the higher salary one, until I find a job that interest me.

Salary feeds me. No matter how interesting a job can be, if the pay sucks, the job will eventually suck.

Higher salary is your friend.

Follow your heart and the money will come naturally. Of course this advice will mean nothing to you if you see your paycheck as an extension of your penis.

Somewhere in between.

Meaning to say, I won't get a job that I like but gives me peanut, neither would I want to work for a job that's financially convincing but I have neither the skill sets nor interest in it.

Anyway I like my job now and satisfied with my salary

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This post has been edited by lipkhin: Dec 1 2010, 02:37 AM

from the beginning, find high salary job, after sometime, find job base on my interest

Ditto here. Anyway the 2-choice poll is too simplistic to reflect real-life factors.

I agree with socratesman as its not only those 2 options as in reality as you havent taken into account job location, working colleagues, supervisor and many other factors as it doesnt always come down into those 2 only ie interest and money. I think if thread starter describe a situation he is in would be more ideal .

Hi, thanks for all the feedbacks. Was starting this thread to gather what others think and will choose if it comes to just interest vs pay, as it might help me or others when facing such situation. And sorry for the limited poll options

Mine will be interest. Since I always make myself interest in a job that have better outcome in future. So, interest come first before salary.

Mentioning about interest, sad but true that many people don't get to work on what they are interested in. For example, many people like to be fashion designers, game designers, superstar, football player, prime minister but ended up being accountant, sales clerk, programmer, marketting exec etc. (which is not something they really desired, regardless of whether the salary is decent or not)

But luckily, interest is not something that being fixed into your mind since you're born. It is being developed dynamically.

And I agree with what nyprinz83 said. Whether you like the job or not is not solely dependant on your interest in the job nature or the salary, but also some other factors like your colleagues, your boss, the environment. So many people actually find themselves reluctant to work in job they didn't really like, but ended up enjoying it

Well, it's good that if you can pick new interest in the job that you are being offered because of its high salary.

yeah,environment is another factor like some people mention previously.

if you like your job,but your collegue and boss treat you like dog,you wouldn't be happy working too.

in the opposite,even though you dont see any future in your career,but you enjoy doing it and the collegue and boss are nice, you will be more happy than the previously mentioned.

nowadays... .money talk

I agreed with the environment. Even though the job is not really your interest, if the environment is supportive enough; from training, facility, mentoring, you might develop interest too.

Yup, you all are right too, like the situation I'm in now. Although I dont like/enjoy what I'm doing, but all my colleagues are nice to me. Now I'm still trying hard to like what I'm doing

for me,job satisfaction speaks first as long as i can survive with my salary.There's a pay floor,if it goes down.Then sorry,i can't do it for that kind of pay.But if there's a better pay and the job doesn suck too much i'll go for it.

MONEY TALKS!

Wow shinichi they must be a really nice group of people and if a boss has an employee such as you it will be great since you are trying really hard to gain satisfaction from the job when some people just check-in check-out daily waiting for 5.30pm or 6pm finishing time

Hi, actually I'm not as "good" as what you think Its because I dont know what job I should change now, so till I find another job, I have to like what I'm doing now or else I'll feel suffer to work there

Interest is something that can be developed...so i go for higher salary..

If you can develop, then thanks god. If not, you'll be complaining a lot.

The question is hard to answer. If higher, how much higher? 10%?
Interest, how interesting?
The higher salary job totally not interesting?

Given a job that I really hate but pay high (10-15%), I will rather take the job I like.

If it pays 30-50% more, that is something else to consider.

Salary feeds you every month and pay your bills.

However, bear in mind that salary makes you happy at the end/beginning of the month only and job interest keeps you happy when you work. I myself have took a job which I didn't like for the sake of money and found myself happy only on the 27th of each month (pay day). That's a really sad way to live your working life.

However, your interest should be reasonably realistic and the salary must be at least sufficient to meet your needs. The right choice should be a balance between salary and interest.

Pay could be a very short term thinking. Everybody wants more money, but sometimes, if your are in a job which suits your interest, you will love your job (but not nessecarily the company) and you will also become better at what you do, and eventually you may be more in demand.

If you can do a job you don't like really well, then you can still go far. However, most people will become better, happier and more motivated doing something they like and this kind of people may have a better chance to climb up the ladder. Salary can change in a blink of an eye once you found a higher paying job, but years of experience and knowledge takes time.

bear in mind u work at least 8 hours a day, at least 5 days a week.
it's the thing u see almost everyday
so there needs to be an interest in it or else u won't sustain.

being interested in wat u do will make the pain (like working lots of OT) bearable and u'll perform better, hence leading to better salary

Some company doesn't allow to claim OT even though you work more than normal working hours. It falls under job description implicitly.

how bout in the center?half interest half bout money

At the end of the day, you still need to choose a side.

My interest is no need to work, just surf the internet!! Lazy me

My interest to live in paradise. LOL

This is a tough question, I use to work towards interest, but after fews year stick to interest, I think I will aim for salary now. Cos when you have more commitment, interest is not important anymore, because anywhere you work interest will become bored.

yes...except you from a rich family, then you can work towards your interest..else money jusy everything...

no money, how to form a family?

well, low salary with interest...i think can't survive...
so no choice to choose salary

everybody has his/her own price ... you can make anyone do what they dont like as long as you pay high enough.

That's the best answer I got.

if u know the pyramid of needs, then u knowing that money comes b4 interest for survival reason

but if money more than of enough to survive, than of probably interest take over

the best is u work for not money (always think of money will become money slave), but for wat u really wanted to do and how u plan ur future accordingly

but i kinda agree with what Unbelievable said too

in the end, i choose interest which will take u further and achieve more

This post has been edited by jayhan: Sep 11 2006, 11:48 PM

You can simply file a lawsuit to these company for under the Labour / Employment Act for negligence.

Labour Law states that whoever is earning more than RM1.5K is not entitled to claim for OT.

dont tell me interest is more important, interest canot feed your stomach everyday.....

The ideal job is interest and salary must be balance, else choose salary over interest. You can only choose interest over salary if you're rich enough.

I doubt there will ever be a right answer to this as there are so many pros and cons to choosing salary against interest and vice versa. Again it depends on the very situation and conditions a person is in currently and of course ultimately the individual itself. Maybe if he/she doesnt have a family to support can go for interest and any sort of salary ????

for current me...i will choose higher salary...u know y??
this is because we can take higher salary(let say RM2500) to do something that we wan to do...like do future investment plan, doing other business as ur part time to increase ur money....and so on...

however if u choose ur interest job but lower salary(let say rm1600-rm1800),ur spending is limit only...so this will not encourage u to do other thing as i mentioned.

For ur additional information, as a human,our interest may change from time to time...mayb after certain period,wat u wan is not previous u wan!!!!!that y i said interest is not my 1st option. That day i attend a seminar, after survey from country,they said almost 85% of worker do their work but that is not their interest. What they concern is not interest but money to survive only.

the important is know to use this money for future financial plan
No money no talk!!!No choice...we live at reality life!!!!!

As conculsion, we must work for our dream!!!don work for money bcos this is quite hard for us to survive!!!!!!!!!!

if ask myself same question 3 years ago, the answer is no2
now the answer is no1..reality is cruel

Depends on how high is high... very subjective.

No money, interest may get lost. With money, maybe non-interested job becomes new interest.

For example, give you choice to play/test games for cheap salary RM2k or work in whatever desk job for rm5k. Which to choose?